Hyderabad: The 2018 Premier Badminton League (PBL) players’ auction took place in Hyderabad on Monday, and among the 133 players who took part in the auction, Ahmedabad Smash Masters bought World No. 15 men’s singles shuttler HS Prannoy of India for a whopping Rs. 62 lakhs (around USD $95k).

Reigning world champion and World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark however was bought by his old team Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 50 lakhs or USD $77k.

Ironically, the two biggest stars of the Indian badminton namely P.V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal were retained at lower price tag than expected compared to other international badminton players. P.V Sindhu joined Chennai Smashers with 48.75 lacs (USD $74,685), while Saina Nehwal were acquired by Awadhe Warriors for 41.2 lacs (USD $63,118).

Here is complete list of all the players, their salaries and the teams they will play for in the 2017-2018 PBL.